Back to ze past

Amaterasu faught against the chains restraing her. "And what about who you are? Are you just going to forget that. Your nothing but a perthetic waste of space." She spat at Hikaru.

Hikaru's eyes flashed
"what i AM is loyal to my family, and if your presence threatens them then i WILL remove you!
I once considered you my family but you cast me out! Stand by your dicision and i'll stand by mine!"

((gtg))

"Oh I will." Amaterasu hissed. "And I will not feel a moments regret, unlike you who will feel regret every damn day for the rest of forever."

"My convictions are justified. I have already fought my demons and am better for it.
If you push me further, your condition will bring no remorse or mercy from me."
she smiled at the feline
"a word of advice, child, your dramatics will get you nowhere you want to be"

"Take your own Advice Hikaru." The name was again spoken with Acid. "Maybe it will get you somwhere. Your not as calm and collected as you like to seem you are. Your heart feels cold and painful correct? Its because you know I speak the truth!"

"at least i still have a heart!" Hikaru snarled

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"You call that black shrivelled up thing in your chest a heart?" Amaterasu asked. "Thats not a heart. Princess Hikaru. Not even close."

"Insulting me is worthless Amaterasu" Hikaru said coldly
"I've long since stopped caring"

"Yet, your tone and words say otherwise." Amaterasu retorted, fighting against the chains again

Hikaru ignored her and turned back to Shade
"now where were we be fore we were so rudly interupted?"

"Don't hide from the truth Hikaru." Amaterasu spat. "It'll only come back to kick you in the butt."

"My friend needs a healer. I don't know what it is that we have done, but she is badly hurt. One of your guards attacked her." He snapped, interrupting Amaterasu and sitting up straight against the wall, nodding to Elizabeth's cell.

"Hmmm..." hikaru frowned "One second."

She stood and walked over to Elizabeth's cell
a guard hurried over and unlocked it

Hikaru walked in and spoke to the woman
"what seems to be the problem?"

Elizabeth couldn't move, her eyes were shut tight. "He kicked me... he threw me.. he strangled me.... Oh god it hurts."

The door to Mori's door clanged shut and, hearing the questioner walk in to stand before him, Mori rose his head, regarding the Kitsune with obvious disgust, lip curling. He smiled in return.
"I thought you might want to talk today?" He asked, pacing in front of Mori. The panther's eyes followed him, hatred turning them to a sheen of red. He remained silent.
"Come now, this could be so much easier. Look at it this way," He started, pausing. "I only want to know what you know. Nothing more. It wouldn't hurt you in the slightest to share it and save yourself these conversations"

Mori snarled, baring his fangs. The Kitsune questioner sighed. "You know, it makes me so sad to see you disagree." He smirked and let the heavy metal studded whip uncoil and trail the floor behind him as he walked around the panther, who hung by his wrists. Mori moved his hands so that he was hanging onto the chains with his fingers and braced himself.

It didn't take far too long before Mori's cries of pain could be heard. Each lash tore chunks of flesh from his back, and his blood was dripping to the floor.

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They were pretty much there when Armel ran over to them, hunkering down on all fours before Sadaharu, tail flicking.
Satori-ou wanted to speak with you. She's in her tent
Sadaharu nodded and Armel raced off in a streak of black to find the rest of the group, some of whom had stayed behind with the younger panther.

"This way" Sadaharu said, nodding his head to the array of tents around the small outpost.

Yuki limped behind Sadaharu, not sure where else to go.

Hikaru's frowned deepened
she barked something in kitsune dialect to one of the guards
the offending Kitsune was brought to her
he said something in the same dialect, it sounded like an apology
she snapped at him and then punched him in the face. hard.

she spoke an order to another and they ran off to do her bidding
she turned back to Elizabeth
"Don't worry, he shant hurt you again"

Elizabeth moved closer to the girl. "Please let us out." She begged. "We've done noting wrong."

Hikaru sighed and looked sad
"I'm sorry, I'd love to but I'm not the one whose calling the shots around here." she admited
"But i can plead your case for you, I just need to know what your involvment is. other wise there is nothing I can do. So will you please tell me?"

"If you can't help me, help my friend." Elizabeth beggedm touching Taros arm. "Look, the bruises cover him. Please, help him."

Sadaharu led Yuki through to Satori's tent, nodding to the other panthers as he passed them.
He announced himself before walking into Satori's tent, in case there was someone else in her tent. Satori looked up as Sadaharu entered the tent.

Yuki glanced about. "Mums been here..."

"Certainly has" Satori said, standing up. "It's good to see you, Yuki" She said and smiled. "I've heard from Armel what happened." She said, turning to Sadaharu. "We can't just leave them there... so something has to happen." She said, lacing her fingers.

Yuki licked his lips, he had an Idea but he wanted to hear theres first.

"Simply breaking them out is impossible" She said, pacing her tent. "They know how to protect their own." She said grudingly. "So maybe if..." She paused and frowned. "A diversion? Or something of that affect may distract them long enough to get in. We'd have to know their routines though... that idea's full of flaws." She dcided and sighed, sitting back down.
"Any ideas?"